Big Test 1 Flashcards
Brazil is located in…
South America
How many climatic regions are there?
5: Hot and wet Hot and wet, with dry season A bit cooler and wet Hot with very dry season Milder and wet
Hot and Wet is…
Hot all year, the temperature does not vary much
Very wet with most rain falling in the first half of the year
Hot and wet, with dry season is…
Quite hot all year - a hot day in the UK -
Has wet and dry season
Most rain falls in December to March when the sun is overhead
A bit cooler and wet is…
A bit cooler since it’s further away from the equator
Wet all year but a bit drier in the middle of the year
Hot with very dry season is…
Hot all year and gets a lot hotter in the dry season
Not that much rain in the wet season, and if rain fails there is drought
Milder and wet is…
Has different seasons, like us
Some rain all year round
You may even get snow in winter (July)
Brazil in in stage…
3
Why is it in stage 3?
Birth rate: Quickly decreasing
Death rate: Slowly decreasing
Population: Slowly increasing
Why is Brazil in stage 3 (2.0)
Brazil and an NIC and is becoming richer, but it still has a stage 3 population
Smaller families are being seen due o improved living standards
Brazil development in my opinion is…
I think that Brazil is on the way to being highly developed because they have good roads and lots of opportunities to work, however that is only found in Brazilian cities. In Favelas there are schools and not much poverty, but little legal electricity or good water.
How many regions are there in Brazil?
6
